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Optimize trading strategies – part 3


Hi traders , members and friends .
Optimizations types and simulators

First of all ,I will answer a good comment about “ default indicators parameters “ and if it profitable or not ? the first stage in optimization is – testing default indicators parameters , for example if use MACD crossover trading strategy , we first test default parameters ( 12,26,9) for many forex pairs and we will say test results . if default parameters do well or it make losses . if default parameters do well for ( pa
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Optimize Trading Strategy - part 2

Hi Traders , Members and Friends ..
The word optimization will mean the selection of the most robust set
of parameters for a trading strategy. Furthermore, optimization is the identification
and validation of those strategy parameters that are best capable
of generating peak trading performance in real time.
Notice that the emphasis is on peak performance in real-time trading.
This may seem to be the obvious goal of optimization. It is the goal and result of optimization done correctly. Unf
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Very true, one should actually anti optimize it.

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locked 31 Mar.

hi one , there is no academic expression call - anti optimize - , but the right is to say " use default parameters " , using default indicators parameters may cause losses 

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Evaluation and optimization of trading systems

hi traders , members and friends .
in fact it is a big field , in old books and researches it call " SMART MONEY " or " COMPUTATIONAL FINANCES " ..all of this around ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE .
The New Oxford American Dictionary provides the following definition of optimize: “To make the best or most effective use of.”
According to this definition, then, to optimize a trading strategy is to make the most effective use of it .
In a practical sense, the optimization process is the calculation of the…
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Upcoming Jforex4

As the new jfreox Release 4 is approaching, i noticed the discussion at http://www.dukascopy.com/swiss/english/forex/jforex/forum/viewtopic.php?f=200&t=50942 where User Forex_Monkey
request some kind of genetic optimization, as already offered by the (de facto standard Platform) MetaTrader4.
This got me thinking, as Jforex already offers an API and is running java anyway, its pretty easy to include some of the very numerous Java libraries out there in your automated strategy - for genetic progra…
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Backtesting and optimization are valid instruments?

Hi folks,
I'm quite new to the fx world and I'm try to learn and experience as much as possible. I developed a set of EA which I backtested and optimized for several pairs. The results of these simulation are quite good but, from a pure mathematic point of view, how
accurate and reliable are data coming from backtesting and optimization?
The market prices's changes are caused by several causes and many of them are fundamental-related. Moreover, when I'm optimizing an EA, how can I trust that I'…
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